The first I ever heard about Sid Meier’s Railroads! was after the last E3, and there really wasn’t anything to know at that point other than

1. It was by Sid Meier, and

2. It was called Railroads!

which ordinarily wouldn’t be a lot of information, but in this case it’s damn near everything you need. The link up there is to Gamespot’s hands on preview, where (along with dispensing a handful of videos) it was revealed that the game itself actually comes out next week(!), shipping Monday and probably in stores Tuesday. The joy will most likely burn me alive.